Job Description

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our recruitment helpline at (775) 784-1495 or jobs@unr.edu. For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at (775) 784-6778.

The Natural Resources & Environmental Science Department is seeking an established academic at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level to serve as Department Chair for this highly productive, interdisciplinary faculty, and we invite applicants with significant academic and organizational experience. The Chair will report to the CABNR Dean while providing administrative, intellectual and philosophical leadership of NRES.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide visionary leadership that leverages the strengths of NRES to meet regional and global educational and research needs.
• Cultivate impactful relationships with community leaders, natural resource agencies, industry, and other stakeholders.
• Lead efforts to achieve short-and long-term goals for instruction, research, and engagement consistent with that of a Carnegie R1 institution.
• Promote a culture of respect and collaboration among faculty that is focused on a shared vision.
• Maintain the departmental priority to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Recruit, develop, and retain faculty and staff that exhibit and value excellence and innovation.
• Manage human, financial, and physical resources to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Represent, and advocate for, NRES faculty, staff, students, and programs across the college, university as well as other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications Candidates will be hired at the level that is comparable to experience

• Ph.D. degree in environmental, ecological or biological sciences or related field.
• Tenure eligible at a rank of Associate or Full Professor.
• Leadership experience in a diverse academic environment.
• Administrative experience in the management of budgets and personnel.
• Relevant teaching and service experience with a distinguished record of scholarly achievement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of natural resource and environmental issues of the western United States, including those related to public land management.
• Experience or established relationships with state, federal, and non-governmental agencies and organizations that can support and enhance the basic, applied, and interdisciplinary research efforts of NRES faculty.
• Familiarity with regional, national, and international curricula and trends in natural resource related graduate and undergraduate teaching programs.
• Knowledge of the university land grant mission and implementation of that mission.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students, fostering collaboration and growth, within a multi-disciplinary department.

Compensation Grade

Associate Professor

Professor

To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Academic Faculty. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement!

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 17.50% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested on your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at UNR!

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• No state income tax!

Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits but, in order to be eligible, children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples' professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

Department Information

The Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science (NRES) is a multidisciplinary department within the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, & Natural Resources (CABNR) that is known for its high research activity and engagement in both basic and applied research. Faculty are recognized as regional, national, and international experts in the fields of wildlife biology, forest & fire ecology, ecohydrology, soils, and environmental science. The Department is committed to high quality education that prepares students for natural resource careers, offering undergraduate degrees in Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, and Forest Ecology & Management. Students may additionally pursue MS or PhD programs within NRES or in one of three interdisciplinary graduate programs on UNR's campus (Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology; Environmental Sciences and Health; and Hydrologic Sciences). NRES currently supports ~400 undergraduate students as well as 27 MS and 30 PhD students.

Search Coordinator

Denise Haynie - dhaynie@unr.edu

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu.

Attach the following attachments to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for Three Professional References

4) Please write a brief statement (one page maximum) about how you would contribute toward our mission of creating a culturally inclusive environment in the role for which you are applying.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university,

University of Nevada, Reno

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